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EnglandNorth WestRochdaleOL11 2QDCastleton Primary School
Primary

Castleton Primary School

Primary

Rochdale · Rochdale · OL11 2QD http://www.castleton-rochdale.frogos.net

Pupils
335
cap. 350
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
335
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
335
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRochdale
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Castleton Primary School · Primary · Rochdale

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
55%
+3pp
64%48%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
335
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Hillcrest Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2QD
Local authority
Rochdale
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2555%0%74%23%61%6%84%16%77%84%104.0104.0107.017%335
2023/2452%0%72%33%66%0%64%23%70%80%105.0103.0108.016%350
2022/2331%0%43%16%31%0%67%17%57%66%102.0102.0104.0+0.80-3.00+1.7021%363
2018/1964%4%86%25%68%7%75%7%68%86%106.0103.0107.0+1.90-1.80-1.2018%283
2017/1843%3%67%10%77%7%60%10%77%80%101.0100.0106.0-0.50+0.90-1.8017%273
2016/1746%0%61%0%71%4%71%14%93%79%100.0104.0105.0-4.60-2.30-0.9017%258

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2533519.817%23%33%6%18%
2023/2435020.516%27%37%8%24%
2022/2336320.321%27%38%8%25%
2021/2232520.114%26%33%7%22%
2020/2128119.215%26%30%
2018/1928322.218%27%34%6%16%
2017/1827322.617%30%37%5%13%
2016/1725820.517%28%42%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.